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SpringFest & Car Show in Haltom City On Saturday, March 28, Haltom City will host its Car Show & SpringFest, a free event with plenty of family-friendly fun. The event will take place at Haltom High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities...

Free Turkey Taco at Del Taco Print a coupon to receive a free Turkey Taco at Del Taco with any purchase. Pair it with a drink and you've got a cheap lunch! The offer is good through April 2.
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iMake Festival at Science Museum This weekend, March 28-29, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will host iMake Maker Fest, a celebration of invention, creativity and resourcefulness. Regular Museum admission gets you entry into...

Ren Faire Preview Day at Ridgmar Mall On Thursday, March 26, Ridgmar Mall will host a Scarborough Renaissance Festival Preview from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Get a sneak peek at the fun ren faire, which kicks off in early April in Waxahachie. It promises...

Come to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth this week for free kids’ movie showings. The movies begin on Tuesday, Aug. 12 and run through Aug. 14 and are held in conjunction with the Lone Star Film Society. You and your young ones will enjoy these unique films! Plus, before or after the showing, you can visit the museum’s galleries and have a look at their collection. Seating for each show is limited to the first 250 people. On each day, a showing for kids ages 3-7 will begin at 10:30 a.m., and a showing for kids 8-12 will start at 1 p.m. For a look at the films that will be shown on each day, visit the Modern’s website.

Come to the Sid Richardson Museum on Friday, Aug. 15 for Movies at the Museum. This is the second-to-last installment of the series, which features movies about the American West. The movie begins at 6:30 p.m. The featured film will be Red River, starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. This is a free event, and refreshments are provided. However, you must register beforehand by emailing leslie@sidrichardsonmuseum.org or calling 817-332-6554, ext. 103. The last movie night will be Sept. 5.

It’s movie night! Bring the family to the Amon Carter Museum of American Art this Thursday, May 29 for a free showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo on the museum lawn, as part of their “Sunset Cinema” series. The lawn will open at 6 p.m. and there will be museum tours from 7 to 7:45 p.m. The movie will start at 8:30 p.m. Lawn chairs, blankets and coolers are welcome. No glass bottles, alcohol or pets will be allowed. Food trucks will be on site from 6-9 p.m., so come hungry!

Tomorrow, June 27, Rave Motion Pictures in Ridgmar Mall will hold a free screening of the new movie People Like Us, starring Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks. The movie begins at 7 p.m. To attend the screening, simply bring a copy of this invitation with you. The pass is good for two people. Seating is first-come, first-served and a limited number of seats are available, so arrive promptly to make sure you get in.

This Saturday (May 26) is the year’s last installment of Prairie Fest, a free event from 4-8 p.m. that includes plenty of fun, family-friendly activities. There will be live entertainment, discovery hikes for kids and adults, wildflower walking tours, and more. But there will also be a bonus event that evening: At 8:45 p.m., the Citizen Theater will hold a free screening of The General, a 1926 silent film starring Buster Keaton. The 78-minute silent film, with a musical soundtrack, will be presented on a 12′ x 9′ outdoor screen powered by the sun.

Summer is almost here – and local theater chains are getting into the spirit by re-launching their cheap or free summer kids’ movie series. You can take your bored-at-home kids to the theater, relax (in the air conditioning) and see a movie for a fraction of normal price. Here’s who’s participating this year -

Rave Motion Pictures – they have a Free Family Film Festival; all shows start at 10 a.m., admission is free! First show is June 4 at the Fort Worth and Hurst locations.

Cinemark – their Summer Movie Clubhouse program offers 10 shows for $5 (if purchased in advance) or $1 per show if purchased at the box office. Participating theaters in Mansfield, Frisco, Dallas, Plano and Allen; days and times vary, but they’re always on weekdays and usually in the morning. Mansfield’s movies start May 23!

Regal – Summer Movie Express offers movie admission for just $1! The only theater participating in DFW is the Fossil Creek 11 in Fort Worth. Movies start on June 5.

On Saturday, March 24, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art will hold a Wild West Double Feature Film Screening beginning at 10 a.m. From 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., they’ll show the family-friendly film Rango, followed by The Good, The Bad and the Ugly at 1 p.m. In between the films, refreshments will be served. This is a free event but reservations are required. Email visitors@cartermuseum.org or call 817-989-5030 to register.